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The Mas Cafe food hygiene rating

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Luton

The Mas Cafe holds a 4, meaning hygiene standards at the restaurant are good. It is a solid result, the inspector found nothing serious, though a 5 was just out of reach.

The rating: 4 - Good

The rating dates from 23 October 2024, 20 months ago. That is getting on for the longest gap councils usually leave, so the score may not reflect how the business is run today.

Address: Uk Centre For Carnival Arts, 3 St Mary's Road, LU1 3JA

How it compares in Luton

In Luton, 65% of rated places manage a 5, so The Mas Cafe sits behind roughly 846 nearby businesses. 18% of the borough shares its 4.

Every rated food business in Luton
5 out of 5 846 65%
4 out of 5 231 18% ← The Mas Cafe
3 out of 5 165 13%
2 out of 5 16 1%
1 out of 5 33 3%
0 out of 5 6 <1%

A further 403 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At The Mas Cafe none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to The Mas Cafe, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Asian Town Cafe Retailers - other 212 yards away 5 - Very good 25 October 2024
Auntie Annes Luton Other catering premises 302 yards away 5 - Very good 22 October 2024
Boots Stores Ltd Retailers - other 356 yards away 5 - Very good 26 March 2026
Ali’s Other catering premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 19 November 2024
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Luton Other catering premises 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 8 September 2025
abm catering @ Tennyson Road Primary School North School/college/university 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 25 March 2026
Cafe Welcome Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 7 February 2024
Bubble CiTea Retailers - other 0.3 miles away 5 - Very good 28 October 2025

Questions about The Mas Cafe

What is The Mas Cafe's food hygiene rating?

The Mas Cafe has a food hygiene rating of 4 out of 5 (good), given by Luton Council on 23 October 2024.

Is The Mas Cafe safe to eat at?

The rating covers hygiene standards found at inspection, not the food itself. At 4 out of 5, the inspector found hygiene standards at this restaurant to be good, the top end of the scale.

When was The Mas Cafe last inspected?

The Mas Cafe was last inspected on 23 October 2024, 20 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Luton Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at The Mas Cafe?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "very good", the cleanliness and condition of the building "generally satisfactory", and confidence in the management of food safety "good". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does The Mas Cafe compare to other places in Luton?

65% of the 1,297 rated food businesses in Luton hold the top rating of 5, while The Mas Cafe holds a 4. 231 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Luton Council inspects The Mas Cafe and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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